How I’ll develop N’Delta, economy, by Ribadu

Guardian

16 March 2011

How I’ll develop N’Delta, economy, by Ribadu

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THE polity was awash with presidential rallies yesterday as the standard-bearers of the major political parties hopped from one state to the other seeking the mandate of the Nigerian voters at the April polls.

There were however a few ugly cases, forcing some parties and their presidential candidates to cancel their scheduled campaigns over perceived insecurity.

For instance, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) presidential rally slated for Yenagoa, Bayelsa State yesterday, was shelved by the party’s leadership in Abuja, who directed their flagbearer, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, to proceed to Port Harcourt for the Rivers State’s leg of the exercise.

At the Port Harcourt event, Ribadu told his supporters that he would declare a Marshall Plan for the Niger Delta when elected to address the region’s underdevelopment.

Ribadu said there is no reason why the oil-rich region, which has generated over $300 billion for Nigeria in recent times, cannot be like Dubai or Kuwait.